One of Aamir Siddiqi’s alleged killers wept after being arrested by police and told them that his co-accused “did the murder”.

One of Aamir Siddiqi’s alleged killers wept after being arrested by police and told them that his co-accused "did the murder", a court has heard.

The evidence came as PC Darren Millard told Swansea Crown Court about the day he went to arrest Ben Hope - five days after Aamir was brutally stabbed when he opened the front door of his home in Ninian Road in Cardiff in April 2010.

He said Mr Hope made no reply when cautioned after his arrest at his home in Richmond Road, Cardiff.

However, the court heard that Mr Hope was crying on the way to the police station and then made a spontaneous comment saying: "Jason was always calling for me, pressing the buzzer, I am not going to protect anyone. Jason did the murder."

PC Millard confirmed that while at the police station, Mr Hope was still upset and made another unsolicited comment asking if the officer knew anything about the car.

The court heard that Mr Hope then said he thought the car used was a silver Volvo, a Jeep and that he thought it was parked by the Adamsdown Bridge.

"Jason wanted to burn it; he wanted to change the plates," the court heard that Mr Hope had said.

He also mentioned that there was a safe in the back of the car.

Under cross-examination by David Aubrey QC, defending for Mr Hope, PC Millard confirmed that when Mr Hope said he was not going to protect anyone and spoke of a Volvo, it was information that he volunteered.

The court heard that Mr Hope, who had bags placed over his hands after being arrested, asked another officer what was going to happen to his hands.

After being told his hands would be forensically examined, Mr Hope then asked, "What after days?".

The court heard Mr Hope also asked whether this was the case if hands had been washed, saying "I thought it would be all gone by now", and was told they would still be examined.

The jury was also played the taped police interviews of Mr Hope.

In one, he was asked by DC Deborah Zeraschi about his comment that he was not going to protect anyone and Mr Hope said: "I am not prepared to take the wrap for something I did not do. I felt I was guilty by association, just because I know him."

He said he asked the question about his hands being examined "out of common sense".

Mr Hope described Mr Richards as "too much of a hot head for me".

When asked by police what Mr Richards had told him about Aamir’s death, the court heard that Mr Hope said his co-accused did not use his name but was very agitated and said "I might have killed someone" or "I might have stabbed someone to death".

Mr Hope said he thought Mr Richards had made the alleged comment on the Monday - the day after Aamir was attacked - when both men were at the Community Addiction Unit.

He said his reply to Mr Richards was "Stop that, I do not want to know to be honest."

Mr Hope told police that he "politely" asked Mr Richards to keep his distance from him.

"I did not want to be guilty by association," he added.

Mr Hope said in his police interview that it was only when it was on the news that he knew what Mr Richards was talking about.

When asked by police whether he was curious what Mr Richards meant by the alleged comment, Mr Hope said his co-accused was "constantly telling lies and making things up".

He also said he thought of himself as a "big, hard man".

Mr Hope said on the day Aamir was attacked, Mr Richards called around and mentioned his TV wasn’t working so they went to his home in North Road to try and fix it.

He also said that they called into a shop and Mr Richards bought tape for "decorating purposes".

Mr Hope said after leaving Mr Richard’s flat the men had walked along the trail next to Blackweir and went their separate ways.

He said he thought they parted company in town.

Mr Hope told police that he went into the Footlocker shop to buy trainers before going home.

He also said he visited another friend who later called around to his.

The court heard that in subsequent interviews, Mr Hope answered no comment.

The jury heard that when Mr Richards was arrested - three days after Aamir was attacked - he said: "All I have got to say is I am not guilty of this crime, I have got nothing to say about it."

Roger Griffiths, part of the prosecution team, said that for the rest of the police interviews which were conducted Mr Richards then gave no comment answers.

The court heard that both Mr Richards and Mr Hope had appropriate adults with them during their police interviews.

They also heard that Mr Richards’ solicitor at the station said the reason for his appropriate adult was that he had certain difficulties, including learning difficulties, and was semi-literate.

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